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Walking the walk: Sepsis survivor overcomes illness, amputation

September 10, 2020

Sept. 13 is World Sepsis Day, established to raise awareness of the deadly condition.

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Sepsis survivor thanks OMRF scientists who saved her

February 20, 2008

Rayna DuBose came to say thank you. And thank you and thank you and thank you. “OMRF, the scientists and doctors—it’s good to meet the people who helped save me,” she said. “I just wanted to say thank you. I can’t say it enough.” DuBose, a 24-year-old Virginian, spoke Tuesday to more than 100 Oklahoma […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Charles, DuBose, Esmon, fletcher, scientist-news, sepsis, Taylor, Virginia Tech, Xigris

Game On

When a life-threatening infection took this basketball star’s arms and legs, she had every reason to quit on life. Instead, she did the opposite.

The Comeback Kid

By Adam Cohen Rayna Dubose never was afraid of the boys. Even back when she was nine years old, she’d get out on the basketball court and mix it up with them. Sure, she had a pony tail. And, yes, most were older than she was. But she stood half a head taller than most […]

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